Lloyd’s Register global gas markets & technology lead Constantinos Chaelis sets out practical routes for ageing steam-turbine LNG carriers, covering lay-up strategy, floating storage and regasification unit conversion and other repurposing pathways

Ship Recycling

Allseas selects Able for platform topsides decommissioning

15 Oct 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Structures from two large oil production installations in the UK sector will be decommissioned and recycled from 2027

Offshore Contractors Ship Recycling

Eni's Hewett decommissioning reaches halfway mark

07 Oct 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Topsides and steel jackets have been removed, lifted, transported and recycled in a decommisioning project in the UK’s southern North Sea field

Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels Ship Recycling

Donjon Marine acquired by Tallvine Partners

26 Sep 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Tallvine intends to continue investing to modernise Donjon’s marine fleet and expand into new geographic markets

Business & Finance Ship Recycling

Will there be enough LNG carriers by 2030?

24 Sep 2025by Craig Jallal

Can the LNG carrier fleet scale fast enough to meet soaring liquefaction capacity and stricter environmental standards by 2030?

Ship Recycling Shipbuilding & Design

TAQA secures vessel for Brae Alpha decommissioning

22 Sep 2025by Martyn Wingrove

The world’s largest heavy-lift vessel will remove the topsides and upper jacket in two campaigns

Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels Ship Recycling

Four ultra-deepwater drillships, venerable ocean drilling vessel sold for disposal

17 Sep 2025by John Snyder

Cold-stacked Transocean drillships set to be recycled following their sale for undisclosed amount

Ship Recycling

World’s largest jack-up platform enters North Sea decommissioning sector

10 Sep 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Petrodec has introduced a jack-up unit for removing production platforms in the UK and Dutch sectors

Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels Ship Recycling Shipbuilding & Design

Shipping targets hidden steel emissions with new regulatory framework

04 Sep 2025by Edwin Lampert

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative suggests ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the steel used in ship construction in its new report

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Ship Recycling Shipbuilding & Design

Transocean to offload five of its stacked rigs for recycling

04 Sep 2025by Jamey Bergman

A US Securities and Exchange Commission filing by the Swiss-headquartered multi-national driller said the company will take a significant impairment with the sale

Offshore Contractors Ship Recycling

Capital Gas linked to LNG carrier demolition as scrapping hits new record

03 Sep 2025by Georgios Georgiou

Shipbrokers report 2002-built Trader II is set to head to recycling yards for demolition

Business & Finance Regulations & Compliance Ship Recycling

Opinion

offshore support Offshore Support Journal Offshore Wind Policy Ports & Terminals

A transition losing its energy

Port of Aberdeen CEO Bob Sanguinetti calls for government to create a stable, supportive environment for oil and gas and work to accelerate slow-developing offshore wind

Int. Tug & Salvage LNG Shipping & Terminals LNG Terminals New Ship Orders/Charters Ports & Terminals Shipbuilding & Design Tug & Salvage Tugs / Workboats

LNG terminal investments drive demand for newbuild tugs in the Americas

28 Oct 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Regulations & Compliance

Net-Zero Framework: giant leap of faith or commercial suicide?

14 Oct 2025by John Snyder

offshore support Offshore Support Journal Offshore Support Vessels

Brazil: Big Oil, big discovery and big plans

30 Sep 2025by John Snyder

Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Shipbuilding & Design Shipyards

US shipbuilding: a smarter path to maritime strength

05 Sep 2025by Garrett Rice

Batteries & Electrical Systems Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Int. Tug & Salvage Ports & Terminals Propulsion Tug & Salvage Tugs / Workboats

Battery-powered tugboats need generators to remain strategic assets in ports

04 Sep 2025by Martyn Wingrove

Accidents Insurance Int. Tug & Salvage Mooring Equipment Guidelines (fourth edition 2018) MEG4 Ports & Terminals Regulations & Compliance Safety & Incidents SOLAS Tug & Salvage Tugs / Workboats

Rapid tug co-ordination needed to rescue distressed ships in harbours

29 Aug 2025by Simon Tatham

Accidents Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Safety & Incidents

When you care for crew, you care for your business

14 Aug 2025by John Snyder

Offshore Wind Offshore Wind Equipment & Services Offshore Wind Journal Offshore Wind Policy Ports & Terminals Shipbuilding & Design

No ships, no ports: no transition

13 Aug 2025by David Foxwell

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Ship Recycling Webinar Week

04 Nov 2025

GMT - ONLINE

Beginning Tuesday 21 October, Riviera will be holding a three-day series of webinars focused on evolving ship recycling regulations, the shift to digital compliance tools, and the commercial urgency ...

International Bulk Shipping Conference 2025

18 Nov 2025

London

Join us at the International Bulk Shipping Conference in London on 18 November. This event will focus on the operational, regulatory and technical elements that make for safe, sustainable and ...

Tankers 2030 Conference

19 Nov 2025

Singapore

The conference for professionals in the Tanker and Terminals industry. It covers bunkering, shortsea, deepsea and shuttle tanker operations.

Maritime Navigation Innovation Webinar Week

24 Nov 2025

GMT - ONLINE

Beginning Monday 24 November, Riviera will be holding a three-day series of webinars focused on the future of maritime navigation: from S-100 integration and autonomous ship operations, to advanced ...

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